Occupatio
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*[[Hypophora]]
'''Occupatio''', literally "seizing", is the [[rhetorical figure]] of bringing up and responding to a counterpoint before the opponent has the chance to make it.
* "Some may ask why we should go to such expense, but I believe this project is worthy of any expense taken."
* "I believe this argument has been logically concluded, but doubtless my opponent will respond to me anyway out of his compulsive desire to have the last word."
==See also==
*[[Hypophora]]
==References==
* http://www.csun.edu/~hcfll004/rhetfig.html
[[Category:Figures of speech]]
[[Category:Rhetoric]]